Spec Check - VR/Gaming Rig

[02goswej]

Hey guys, I decided to make a new thread because I've changed my mind about my new build being compact; I think the negatives of being restricted outweigh the positives of it being a bit more out of the way.

So without further ado below are the parts I have put together, please if there's anything wrong or you think I am wasting money for little gain do let me know

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £154.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Hybrid 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £689.99
• 1 x Asus Z170-Deluxe Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £235.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060027-WW)= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair HX750i 750W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020072-UK)= £124.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £289.99
• 1 x Intel 750 Series 800GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW800G4X1)= £439.99
• 1 x Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMD32GX4M4B= £239.99

Total: £2,301.22
(includes shipping: £15.30)
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[stulid]

Hi,

For the usage you state,

32GB is overkill, 16GB is plenty.

That board is expensive and doesn't seem to offer much more than WiFi+Bluetooth compared to a cheaper £120-£170 board.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £154.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £446.98
• 1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW)= £99.95
• 1 x EVGA Supernova P2 750W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply= £119.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Hybrid 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £689.99
• 1 x Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £259.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (CMK16GX4M2B32= £74.99

Total: £1,862.18
(includes shipping: £15.30)
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So that's £500 saved and I could still reduce it some more and not effect performance.

 

[02goswej]

Hi,

For the usage you state,

32GB is overkill, 16GB is plenty.

That board is expensive and doesn't seem to offer much more than WiFi+Bluetooth compared to a cheaper £120-£170 board.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £154.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7 - Skylake Core i7 6700K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Saving**= £446.98
• 1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW)= £99.95
• 1 x EVGA Supernova P2 750W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply= £119.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Hybrid 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £689.99
• 1 x Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £259.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - White (CMK16GX4M2B32= £74.99

Total: £1,862.18
(includes shipping: £15.30)
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So that's £500 saved and I could still reduce it some more and not effect performance.

I get what you're saying with RAM, I probably should have also mentioned I'm a software developer so it is not uncommon for me to have several virtual machines running.

The motherboard I went for features and aesthetic (since it's a glass case, I want to colour coordinate) but I'll look around if there's one for a more reasonable price.

Thanks Stulid!

Edit:

Thanks, is there any disadvantage to the H110i over the H115i?

 

[stulid]

Well I added a spec after above, but X99 could be an option for you also.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Gun Metal= £154.99
• 1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW)= £99.95
• 1 x EVGA Supernova P2 750W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply= £119.99
• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Hybrid 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £689.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving***= £479.98
• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C15 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C15FB2K4/3= £99.95
• 1 x Intel 750 Series 800GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW800G4X1)= £439.99

Total: £2,100.14
(includes shipping: £15.30)
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Thanks, is there any disadvantage to the H110i over the H115i?

I dont see any disadvantage, both use 280mm rads (26 and 27mm in thickness so nothing much there), both come with SP140L fans, both use Corsair Link, I cant honestly see why the H115 is more expensive other than being "newer".